I bet that at the end of this season, Meanwhile is gong to be #1.....just sayin'.

I'm willing to bet that even if it turns out to be full of over the top, sappy nonsense it'll still be #1 (just like Overclockwise). A lot of shippers seem to completely miss various problems, which is why "A Farewell to Arms" is the highest rated 7A episode on CGEF.

I'm not exactly a big shipper, but A Farewell to Arms is actually one of my favorite episodes (not even just of the season, probably of the series) and the last few minutes especially are great. I don't think it's just a "shippers" episode.

Anyway, runaway favorite of 7B is Game of Tones, but I also really loved Fry and Leela's Big Fling (also, despite not being a shipper) and Assie Come Home. I feel like I need to see Calculon 2.0 again.

This is the kind of poll where we should be able to change our votes; especially when it's made part way through the season.

"Game of Tones" hit all the right notes (see what I did there? ) for me, so that's my choice. It wasn't absolutely perfect, but I felt that it came exceptionally close.

Interestingly, I think it's incredibly overrated as far as the "emotional aspect" goes. While the ending was sweet, it's not even close to the likes of "Jurassic Bark" and "The Luck of the Fryrish" in my opinion. Again, it's not bad by any means.

My thinking on Game of Tones is, while it's nowhere near as impactful as Jurassic Bark or Luck of The Fryrish, it's still an amazing episode in its own right. I mean, Jurassic Bark is maybe the one thing I've ever seen on television that had me just outright bawling almost, so it's not really a fair comparison to say "yeah this was emotional, but it's not as touching as THE SADDEST GODDAMN THING EVER." I don't hold it against an episode that it's not as good as Jurassic Bark, because otherwise I wouldn't like any of the series' other 139 episodes because JB is my favorite episode; Game of Tones still made me laugh a ton and then brought a tear to my eye, so it's doing something right. There are degrees of classicness, I guess is what I'm saying.

Jurassic Bark hasn't aged very well. It hit me hard when I was, like, 14, but looking at it now, I find its construction to be very emotionally manipulative.

Plus, I hate animals, I'm an only child, and I'm no longer in touch with my mother (whom I've never had a good relationship with), so, yeah, none of these episodes have really impacted me much. As someone who's had more than his fair share of unrequited love though, the last few moments of Time Keeps on Slippin' are perhaps the most gut-wrenching of the show for me.

So far, only GOT has made me tear up a little, probably because I've got a good relationship with my mother. JB and LOTF just didn't do it for me, although I did see how It could make some others tear up.

I'm surprised Leela's Homeworld isn't considered a very emotional episode. That one was very heartwarming, at least to me, especially at the end when it shows her parents helping her through life secretly.

I'm not really that exited for Stench and Stenchibility. Sure, it'll be cool to see crazy 'ol Roberto again, but the plot seems kind of iffy. But, I can't say, as very little plot information has been revealed.

I am, however, exited for 'Murder on the Planet Express'. I love darker episodes of regularly bright and cheery TV shows. Wonder if they'll explain how they got Bessie back after 'LATB'? I bet this one will become one of my all-time favorites.

I've never been a dog person, yet JB kills me every time. Whoever directed that episode is a genius.

Similarly, TLOTF and LH consistently simulate onion-cutting, though on a smaller scale. In the latter episode's case, I think it's Katey Segal's excellent performance that makes the whole thing work, because aside from that the episode is super predictable.

^ I love animals, but Jurassic Bark never made me tear up. Luck of the Fryrish, though, every time.

Fryrish is certainly the best out of these episodes; at least in terms of being well-written and the emotional ending not seeming forced.

Fryrish has never affected me emotionally at all. I have no idea why it doesn't tug at my heartstrings, but it's never even made me tear up slightly.

Now, Jurassic Bark is an entirely different story. It doesn't affect me as strongly now as the first time I watched it, but it still gets to me every single time. I am a major dog lover, though, so that probably explains a good deal of why.Leela's Homeworld was equally moving for me initially, but now it's even more so. Whereas JB's effect on me has diminished somewhat over repeated viewings, LH is as powerful to me as it was the first time I saw it.

GoT doesn't come close to either of those episodes for me, but it is excellent enough to tie with FALBF as my favorite episode so far this season.

Now, Jurassic Bark is an entirely different story. It doesn't affect me as strongly now as the first time I watched it, but it still gets to meevery single time. I am a major dog lover, though, so that probably explains a good deal of why.Leela's Homeworld was equally moving for me initially, but now it's even more so. Whereas JB's effect on me has diminished somewhat over repeated viewings, LH is as powerful to me as it was the first time I saw it.

That's my take on both of those episodes, to a tee! (even though I'm not a dog lover, but I was given up for adoption when I was two weeks old and finally found my birth mother many decades later).

I haven't seen a thing about Meanwhile, but I'm not expecting a classic. I hope it will be, but I hope every Futurama episode is a classic.

I'm asuming it will be myslef (In case my many statements haven't shown that to you), because so far every other Futurama finale has been awesome (and yes, I'm counting 'Overclockwise' when I say that.). I guess you can't judge a book by it's cover, though, so we'll just have to see how it is when it comes out.

I don't know why. I'm not a complete dog lover/hater or anything like that. I'll agree the ending is kind of sad, but didn't do a thing to me. I think the whole episode itself is overrated. It started out great, but once Fry got Seymour and the whole Trying-to-revive Seymour thing started, the episode felt like it was just dragging itself out. Worse yet, it was dragging itself throughout two acts the episode. Bender's jealousy was a pretty good way to keep things rolling, the Robo-Puppy gag was hilarious. And the flashbacks of Fry's past was a great treat as well.

Luck of the Fryrish. Nothing, and I mean nothing will ever be able to top that. The ending of that episode always gives me wet eyes. I don't know, maybe it's because I have an older brother. I felt stupid crying on it the first time around watching it. But damn it, it still gives me the wet eyes.

Benders Big Score. I didn't really see anything emotional in this one. In the ending, they tried to be kind of emotional, but it felt so rushed and ultimately failed for me.

Lethal Inspection did nothing as well. I was at like a 25% feeling of awe. But was also surprised about what I was seeing. I mean Hermes? Working for mom? Never thought I'd see that.

Cold warriors had me at like more of a 40% awe. I felt like it was almost kind of rushed to be put in there. But I didn't look at it as anything sappy. And I think that's what the point of having it there was. Not to make you sappy, but to make you see that even as a strict hard working man, Fry's dad still loves Fry. And also to give us a look at his soft-side. I think it was a nice touch to an overall great episode.

Overclockwise failed to show any kind of emotion. The ending was a bit intruiging , but that's it.

Bots and the Bees didn't do much for me at all, actually. I was probably at a like 5% awe. I saw it coming from a mile away. That's probably why I got no effect.

Near-Death Wish had a pretty sweet ending. Nothing sappy. But it was sweet, and had me at like a 50% of awwe.

Game of Tones came close to doing something for me. It had me in complete awwe upon my first viewing. A feet never taken since Fryrish. If only we saw some more interaction/character developing kind of scenes between Fry and his Mom that would have made the ending give me a little more of effect. I don't agree with the people who didn't think it was up there with Fryrish/Jurassic Bark. It was definitely up there with Luck of The Fryrish. Just doesn't beat it in my opinion. And definitely beats Jurassic Bark in my opinion.

Jurassic Bark, was just kind of sad. It didn't have me in complete awwe. It made me feel a little bit of pity for Seymour. But didn't bow me over. Jurassic Bark just wasn't my cup of tea when it comes to endings. It was sad, sure, but never got any emotional value out of it for me. Just like the other 3 I posted above. It beats the other 3 by a pretty wide margin though, that's for sure. Maybe it's at a tie for the Fry's dad ending though, in my eyes.

I 100% agree with you on Jurassic Bark. Everyone always acts like it's the best episode ever, simply because it's got a sweet ending. Like you said, It dragged on way too long, and I personally found Bender to be overly annoying in this episode, to the point where I wished that his subplot wasn't even there. There were also some pretty Okay/ Funny parts to this episode, such as the Funnexy wrestling scenes, the look back on Fry's past, and The Hustle scenes, too, all of which upped the episode in quality for me. But, yes, it's overrated, as the plot isn't played out very well, and the sublot is really odd.

It's a well-regarded episode because of how masterfully directed it is; I've never really liked dogs all that much, but JB's ending kills me every time, even after 30 or so viewings.

The voice acting, pacing of the montage and the choice of music make it incredibly moving. As well as the ending, the rest of the episode is very solid. It's quite funny and it gives us more insight into Fry's past.

Other episodes such as TLOTF don't have quite the same kick for me, probably because it ends on a more uplifting note. Pretty much all the "emotional" episodes other than JB are like that: they do something sweet, we all smile and go "awwww" and move on.

Jurassic Bark is a great episode, but not in the category of the best for me. Overall I would say Lethal Inspection is better. Well, emotional episodes generally are better than average, perhaps it's because they need to have good story to do the thing or because they usually involve that flashback-type plot. Game of Tones wasn't an exception, it's the second best in this season so far.

If you were joking then that's fine and we're cool. I just couldn't tell. It's hard to tell on the internet.

I have seen so many people on here go insane at other people's opinions though, as if their own opinions were fact. Just so you know I wasn't singling you out.

I personally, in the past, have been attacked on here and told how 'wrong' I am to not enjoy the episode Godfellas.

But anyway about Jurassic Bark, I just didn't feel it. Not at all. Maybe it's because I've never been a pet person, so I can't relate to it? Either way, I was far more emotionally moved by The Luck Of The Fryrish, and the severely underrated Near-Death Wish.

Which leads me onto a question - Why isn't Near-Death Wish liked that much? People seem to love and long for emotional episodes - well the ending to Near-Death Wish was one of the most emotional endings the show has ever done, and was brilliant.

If you were joking then that's fine and we're cool. I just couldn't tell. It's hard to tell on the internet.

I have seen so many people on here go insane at other people's opinions though, as if their own opinions were fact. Just so you know I wasn't singling you out.

I personally, in the past, have been attacked on here and told how 'wrong' I am to not enjoy the episode Godfellas.

But anyway about Jurassic Bark, I just didn't feel it. Not at all. Maybe it's because I've never been a pet person, so I can't relate to it? Either way, I was far more emotionally moved by The Luck Of The Fryrish, and the severely underrated Near-Death Wish.

Which leads me onto a question - Why isn't Near-Death Wish liked that much? People seem to love and long for emotional episodes - well the ending to Near-Death Wish was one of the most emotional endings the show has ever done, and was brilliant.

I don't find NDW particularly funny, and while the ending was sweet, it felt like "The Luck of the Fryrish: Farnsworth Edition". There's also quite a lot of small things that irk me, which all add up (Dwight suddenly appearing >9, the drawn out in-your-face Matrix reference, Amy and Leela's reaction to the Professor's nudity and finally, Hermes' immature "lololol ur old" jokes). The pacing is great and the premise for the story is top-notch, but the lack of laughs is my main reason for not being a huge fan.

I really liked Near Death Wish, even if the ending wasn't as emotional as The Luck of The Fryrish or Jurassic Bark (or more recently Game of Tones), I still thought it was surprisingly moving (probably because I didn't go into the episode expecting an emotional ending), and I thought it had a lot of really good jokes and such.

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